Surveillance video from a Subway restaurant in the area of Tuesday’s police shooting in Albuquerque has been released.

Surveillance video from a Subway restaurant in the area of Tuesday’s police shooting in Albuquerque has been released.

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Updated: 5:47 PM MDT Jul 24, 2014

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WEBVTT IN THE PAST HOUR, ALBUQUERQUE POLICE GAVE MORE DETAILS ON THE MOST RECENT OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING, INCLUDING THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED. POLICE KILLED 33-YEAR OLD JEREMY ROBERTSON AFTER HE RAN FROM THEM. THEY SAY HE WAS ARMED, AND OFFICERS FELT THREATENED. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ SAT DOWN WITH A DEPUTY CHIEF TO GET ANSWERS. THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A SUBWAY NEAR THE SHOOTING. IT'S WHERE OFFICERS FIRED SHOTS AT THE SUSPECT 33 YEAR OLD JEREMY ROBERTSON. APD SAYS POLICE TRIED TO USE A TASER DURING THE CHASE, BUT ROBERTSON WAS TOO FAR AWAY. DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAM ROSEMAN SAYS ROBERTSON HAD THIS GUN ON HIM AND POINTED IT AT POLICE, -THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS LOADED. TACTICAL OFFICERS FELT THREATENED FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS. With this case extremely difficult because you have a fluid situation ,you have a man with a gun, in heavy traffic with a known violent past. The officers who shot Robertson both have previous officer involved shootings they are Anthony Sedler and Ramon Ornelas. ROSEMAN SAYS THEY ARE BOTH TACTICAL OFFICERS WHO DEAL WITH THE WORST CRIMINALS. They are highly trained, highly specialized and they get sent 3-4 times a week to the most dangerous calls in the city of albuquerque. So if someone is barricaded and armed these are the cops call to help them out. AND POLICE SAY IN THIS CASE, THE OFFICERS ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE SUSPECT SHOT HIMSELF. REGINA RUIZ, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. POLICE DID NOT SAY WHETHER THE OFFICERS WHO SHOT ROBERTSON HAD CIT TRAINING. BUT, THEY SAY, THERE WASN'OT ANY TIME TO TALK THE SUSPECT DOWN. BOTH OFFICERS ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR LATEST REPORT CARD... AND MOST ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THEIR GRADES. STATE OFFICIALS SAY 332 SCHOOLS RECEIVED A OR B GRADES - UP 8 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. THAT'S COMPARED TO THE 323 RECEIVING A "D" OR "F". NEARLY 3-QUARTERS OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS

Video from Tuesday's APD-involved shooting released

Surveillance video from a Subway restaurant in the area of Tuesday’s police shooting in Albuquerque has been released.